Power and political strategies in northern Mozambique: the relationship between the pia-mwene and the Portuguese government at the end of the nineteenth century

The objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between pia-mwene, representatives of the lineages in the societies of northern Mozambique, and the Portuguese government at the end of the nineteenth century. Before the interference of the Portuguese authorities in the succession processes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: de Mattos, Regiane Augusto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Anos 90 (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/45507
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/anos90/article/view/45507
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:political power
pia-mwene
northern Mozambique
Poder político
Pia-mwene
Norte de Moçambique
História
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Sumario:The objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between pia-mwene, representatives of the lineages in the societies of northern Mozambique, and the Portuguese government at the end of the nineteenth century. Before the interference of the Portuguese authorities in the succession processes of the local societies, it is possible to observe the strategies used by pia-mwene to preserve the autonomy and the political legitimacy.